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Friday, July 20, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Being in awe can expand time and enhance well-being

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:19 PM PDT

It doesn't matter what we've experienced -- whether it's the breathtaking scope of the Grand Canyon, the ethereal beauty of the Aurora Borealis, or the exhilarating view from the top of the Eiffel Tower -- at some point in our lives we've all had the feeling of being in a complete and overwhelming sense of awe.

What would Batman eat?

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 07:52 AM PDT

Researches examined whether the priming of a role model's food choices or the priming of healthy foods could influence children to make healthier fast food choices. Forty-five percent of the children selected apple fries after being shown pictures of superheroes and other role models, compared to 9 percent who chose apple fries with no superhero prompts. Parents using this tactic with their kids might be a realistic step to a healthier fast-food world.

Generation X is surprisingly unconcerned about climate change

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:26 AM PDT

Generation X is lukewarm about climate change -- uninformed about the causes and unconcerned about the dangers, according to a new report.

Child's behavior linked to father-infant interactions, study shows

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 04:26 PM PDT

Children whose fathers are more positively engaged with them at age three months have fewer behavioral problems at age twelve months, according to new research. The study suggests that interventions aimed at improving parent-child interaction in the early post-natal period may be beneficial to the child's behavior later on in life.

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